Dhamaka | |
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Directed by | Trinadha Rao Nakkina |
Written by | Prasanna Kumar Bezawada |
Produced by | Abhishek Agarwal T. G. Vishwa Prasad |
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Cinematography | Karthik Gattamneni |
Edited by | Prawin Pudi |
Music by | Bheems Ceciroleo |
Production companies | People Media Factory Abhishek Agarwal Arts |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Telugu |
Budget | ₹35 crore[1] |
Box office | ₹110 crore[2] |
Dhamaka (transl. Blast) is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina, written by Prasanna Kumar Bezawada, and produced by People Media Factory and Abhishek Agarwal Arts. It stars Ravi Teja, alongside Sreeleela, Jayaram, Chirag Jani, Sachin Khedekar, Tanikella Bharani and Rao Ramesh. The soundtrack and musical score was composed by Bheems Ceciroleo, while cinematography and editing were handled by Karthik Gattamneni and Prawin Pudi.
Principal photography commenced in October 2021 and ended in September 2022, which took place in Hyderabad and Spain.
Dhamaka was released on 23 December 2022, during the Christmas weekend, and received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics with praise for its cast performances (particularly Ravi Teja), humor and music, but criticized its pace, script and plot. The film grossed over ₹110 crore worldwide, making it the one of the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2022 as well as the highest grossing film of Ravi Teja's career.[3]